I generally like French films. I also like slice of life British films. This was beautifully done, especially with the soundtrack to show her despair. Japy deserves many awards, and the director did a fantastic job of bringing the quiet intense hurt and depression and painful emotions to the screen. This is one of the most intense emotional thrillers I have ever seen. I know it isn't meant to be considered a thriller, but I was on the edge of my seat for the third act. I'm so glad I watched it, and the end made me think of The Cell Block Tango from "Chicago"-- if you'd a been there, if you'd a seen it, I'll betcha you would have done the same...